A mutilated text. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object), : Vandals mutilated the painting. From Dictionary.com.
Mother named me Rowland, never knowing I'd get out here and have her nice, pretty name mutilated that way. From Wordnik.com. [Rowdy of the Cross L] Reference
As a minor point, it might be remarked that he is the inventor of what may be called the mutilated villain. From Wordnik.com. [Through the Magic Door] Reference
The has been "mutilated" by the very firm that is housing it. From Wordnik.com. [EveryJoe] Reference
Kalkaska High School principal, who now looks for "mutilated" clothing. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Instead, said the DoD, it would be "mutilated," presumably chopped up and sold for scrap. From Wordnik.com. [Field & Stream -] Reference
Another medical official said many of the wounded had been "mutilated" and would need plastic surgery. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Top Stories] Reference
If the money is considered "mutilated," then you'll have to send it to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to get it replaced. From Wordnik.com. [Consumerist] Reference
"mutilated," which is but a secondary sense of the word, but. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
"mutilated" by studio cuts, my dad says it was still really good. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"life and spirit," and to prevent Walton from producing a "mutilated" narrative (146). From Wordnik.com. [_Frankenstein_'s Cinematic Dream] Reference
"mutilated" by a black man who groped her, robbed her and "carved" an upside down or mirror-image "B" on her face. From Wordnik.com. [HS Blog - Homeschool Blog] Reference
They claim she mutilated her husband in self-defense. From Wordnik.com. [No Tears For Lorena] Reference
Some of the victims were mutilated, often with noses and ears cut off. From Wordnik.com. [A Death March In The Mountains] Reference
I could barely tell which side was up, so mutilated was this once shiny disc. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrating Difference] Reference
Many Taliban bodies were found with their beards scalped or otherwise mutilated. From Wordnik.com. [You Call This An Army?] Reference
I have spoken with women missing limbs because pimps mutilated them in Cambodia. From Wordnik.com. [Kavita N. Ramdas: Violence Against Women Is No Rationale for Military Violence] Reference
On Oct. 27, his mutilated body was found sprawled in a public restroom near Sasebo. From Wordnik.com. [A Grisly Murder Mystery] Reference
There, he saw villagers pulling 13 mutilated corpses out of the village water well. From Wordnik.com. [Apocalypse Then] Reference
The mutilated Afghan woman ultimately fills a symbolic void where there should be ideas for real change. From Wordnik.com. [Burkas and bikinis] Reference
A black policeman is killed and his mutilated limbs and head are displayed on traffic signs in Sharpeville. From Wordnik.com. [The Stink of Burning Rubber] Reference
The verdict vindicated the 20-20 vision of everyone who had seen King's civil rights mutilated on videotape. From Wordnik.com. [Looking Past The Verdict] Reference
First they outraged many viewers by translating Goya's "Disasters of War" etchings into mutilated mannequins. From Wordnik.com. [THE BODY ELECTRIC] Reference
The extremists have hijacked your bully pulpit; your hard-earned successes are being mutilated by their excesses. From Wordnik.com. [Stop Whining!] Reference
Eighteen U.S. soldiers were killed; the mutilated bodies of a pair of chopper pilots were dragged through the streets. From Wordnik.com. [‘Black Hawk Down’] Reference
I have sat with innocent women, men and children who had been mutilated or riddled by bullets or rocket-propelled grenades. From Wordnik.com. [Mia Farrow: Educated Children Are the Future of Africa] Reference
But the lowest rung of the inferno, Cohn thinks, should be reserved for those who have "mutilated glorious Western culture.". From Wordnik.com. [Showing Its Age] Reference
When the single Humvee was ambushed a year ago, the two captured GIs were mutilated and dragged behind a truck for video purposes. From Wordnik.com. [Manhunt In Mesopotamia] Reference
The map labels low-income black spots that dominate Whitechapel, where the mutilated victims were dumped, as "vicious, semi-criminal.". From Wordnik.com. [You Don’t Know Jack] Reference
The cover features a woman, Aisha, whose face was mutilated by the Taliban, next to the headline, "What Happens If We Leave Afghanistan.". From Wordnik.com. [Derrick Crowe: TIME's Epic Distortion of the Plight of Women in Afghanistan] Reference
Then, as now, images of one's compatriots being mutilated or humiliated were potent weapons in the hands of a shadowy and anonymous enemy. From Wordnik.com. [Occupational Hazards] Reference
Neurotic personalities tend to focus on ugly or repellent images, their brains lighting up at pictures of rotting food or mutilated bodies. From Wordnik.com. [INSIDE THE HEAD OF AN APPLICANT] Reference
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